Hello all,

Just signed up to the forum and am happy to see so many Sheffielder's on-line. There's obviously an interest in local history, so I thought I would mention my web page about Shefield. I started it several years ago when there was virtually no mention of Sheffield on the web, with the intention of making Sheffield history available to all those who were interested. However, as with all good intentions, updates became fewer as other pressing matters took priority. Anyway, enough prattle, if you're interested, it's at www.jimsdesk.fsnet.co.uk

Look in the Sheffield section for items of interest. I can't claim anything original, it's all taken from local history books and is nowhere near finished. If you have anything to contribute, I'd be happy to hear from you.

Ignore the personal stuff, it's well out of date - I am now a sadder and wiser man - and soon to be single again!

Cheers.

Jim

:D nice site Jim thanks for telling us about it
Jon

Yeah looks good Jim - I think I emailed you once asking for a link :lol:

Any chance of one now? :wink:

Thanks for that Jim.
I especially liked the section on Sheffieldese, and how to speak it. :lol:

Thanks for the favourable comments.

Next time I do an update, I'll put a link on to the forum page.

Cheers.

Jim

Originally posted by jimbol
Hello all,

Just signed up to the forum and am happy to see so many Sheffielder's on-line. There's obviously an interest in local history, so I thought I would mention my web page about Shefield. I started it several years ago when there was virtually no mention of Sheffield on the web, with the intention of making Sheffield history available to all those who were interested. However, as with all good intentions, updates became fewer as other pressing matters took priority. Anyway, enough prattle, if you're interested, it's at www.jimsdesk.fsnet.co.uk

Look in the Sheffield section for items of interest. I can't claim anything original, it's all taken from local history books and is nowhere near finished. If you have anything to contribute, I'd be happy to hear from you.

Ignore the personal stuff, it's well out of date - I am now a sadder and wiser man - and soon to be single again!

Cheers.

Jim good web site thanks for telling us about it

Can't get onto this site, can anybody help?.

Methinks you may struggle Ron, the thread is over two years old. ;)

Yes, if you go to the "wayback machine" website,

wayback machine (http://www.archive.org/web/web.php)

You can put the URL in there and it will show you what was on the website.

Cheers Peter41 for the wayback link :thumbsup:
Seems the URL had been archived but page content not indexed :confused: yep I know :) I'm a nosy bugger :D

Hi all, Been away from the forum site for some time due to personal stuff. Sorry the old web page (see thread below) no longer exists due to change of ISP. If you're still interested, you can view the history stuff at www.jimsdesk.co.uk

The site is still woefully out of date (ie needs updating) but doesn't affect the above.

Jim

Can anyone tell me if there was or is a Shelf Street in Sheffield and also where is St Mary's Parish

Can anyone tell me if there was or is a Shelf Street in Sheffield and also where is St Mary's Parish

That'll more than likely be Sheaf Street, near enough to St. Marys.


http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sheaf+Street,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&ll=53.377517,-1.468692&spn=0.011341,0.043774&sll=53.420512,-1.49258&sspn=0.000354,0.000857&t=h&z=15

Can anyone tell me if there was or is a Shelf Street in Sheffield and also where is St Mary's Parish

Can't help you with the "Shelf Street" but there are a number of Saint Mary's Churches in Sheffield:- there's St Mary's Bramall Lane, St Mary's at Ecclesfield, and St Mary's at Handsworth.

That'll more than likely be Sheaf Street, near enough to St. Marys.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sheaf+Street,+Sheffield,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&ll=53.377517,-1.468692&spn=0.011341,0.043774&sll=53.420512,-1.49258&sspn=0.000354,0.000857&t=h&z=15

Shelf Street ran from 145 Leadmill Road to Sheaf Gardens.

Still around in the 1950 street guide

Shelf Street ran down at the rear of the Royal Standard PH on St. Mary's Road.

Shelf Street ran from 145 Leadmill Road to Sheaf Gardens.

Still around in the 1950 street guide

Quite right Tuppie was next to Manton Street, should have checked.

I was born in that area (St. Mary's Road)
when I came into this world my parents had no clothes to put on me,
so mum had to ask my aunty to go to Mrs. Bowers shop (corner of Shelf Street) (http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoom&keywords=Ref_No_increment;MATCHES;%28^|%20+%29s194 22%28$|%20+%29&continueUrl=ZnJvbnRlbmQucGhwPyZrZXl3b3Jkcz1hbGwlM0 JNQVRDSEVTJTNCJTI4JTVFJTdDKyUyQiUyOVNoZWxmX1N0cmVl dCUyOCUyNCU3QyslMkIlMjkmYWN0aW9uPXNlYXJjaA==) to buy a vest.
:hihi:

Shelf Street ran from 145 Leadmill Road to Sheaf Gardens.

Still around in the 1950 street guide

Excellent information for the OP, Tuppie. so by that we can deduce that the St Mary's Parish the people being searched for lived in was ST Mary's Bramall Lane.

If the family were "church" rather than "chapel", then their details may still be available in parish records?

Knowing how Plain Talker likes old maps, here (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Maps/ShelfStreet2.jpg) is one showing Shelf Street!.:)...when I came into this world my parents had no clothes to put on me, so mum had to ask my aunty to go to Mrs. Bowers shop (corner of Shelf Street) (http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoom&keywords=Ref_No_increment;MATCHES;%28%5E%7C%20+%29 s19422%28$%7C%20+%29&continueUrl=ZnJvbnRlbmQucGhwPyZrZXl3b3Jkcz1hbGwlM0 JNQVRDSEVTJTNCJTI4JTVFJTdDKyUyQiUyOVNoZWxmX1N0cmVl dCUyOCUyNCU3QyslMkIlMjkmYWN0aW9uPXNlYXJjaA==) to buy a vest..:hihi:I bet your bum was cold!:P .The shop was an old-established business; in the1925 directory "Herbert Bower, draper" was at 147 Leadmill Road, and Mrs Bower was still there in the early 1970s.

Quite right Tuppie was next to Manton Street, should have checked.still around in the 1961 kellys directory also

Knowing how Plain Talker likes old maps, here (http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u219/twigmore/Maps/ShelfStreet2.jpg) is one showing Shelf Street!.:)I bet your bum was cold!:P .The shop was an old-established business; in the1925 directory "Herbert Bower, draper" was at 147 Leadmill Road, and Mrs Bower was still there in the early 1970s.

oh, yes, (she said in her best "Churchill Insurance voice"!) I love old maps, they absolutely fascinate me.

Thanks so much for giving us that linky, Hillsbro.,

still around in the 1961 kellys directory alsoAnd also in the 1973 directory, which can't have been long before demolition. I wonder how Shelf Street got its name?

shelf street ran from 145 leadmill road to sheaf gardens.

Still around in the 1950 street guide

thanks for this my gt grandad and his parents lived there way back in 1901.
Must go looking for it or where it used to be.
Really pleased to get this info and a picture of the street.

really pleased to get this info on shelf street.is sheaf street still there and leadmill road?

Thanks for the favourable comments.

Next time I do an update, I'll put a link on to the forum page.

Cheers.

Jim

just looked at your site .. very interesting .. thanks

You could read Chantryland ,I know it only deals with one area but contains much useful history of Sheffield.For instance, did you know that the boundary between Sheffield and Derbyshire used to be in Meersbrook Park before it was moved to current location?.Also book has lot of facts about quite a large area, lBeauchief,Totly,Meersbrook,Norton Lees,Heeley.One of the ancient kings, an athelstan or ethelred, was crowned at Totley.

hi Jon just clicked on paranormal web site, pity i didn't have a pc, during 70's as my house was haunted and was written about in the Sheffield Book of Ghosts, vol2